Ice-tongs and scale.



J. L. SMALLWOOD.

ICE TONGS AND SCALE.

APPLICATION FILED APR,3,1912v 1,059,083. Patented Apr. 15, 1913 WITNESSES Al/OHIII) To all whom il f'may concern.

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acter' which wil-libe-simp'l'e irr its cons, ue- -t-i on, automatic in'--i ts;fu nctionfot weighing, e light in weight, durable, and efiicient 'in its T e fiiP T OFFICE,- I

JAMES L. sM'A Lwo'on, os'coFFEYv'xLLn, KAN-SAKS.

ICE-TONG-S AND SCALE.

' Be it 'known that I, JAMss L, SMALL- wvoon', a citizen of the United States, residing at Cofi'eyville'; in the county of- Montgo "eryiand Stat ofjKansag have invented n11 ni pgovernentsin operation as a combined ar i'erand fsc le The invention consists essentmlly 1n the I combination with thecornbined .ice tongs and scales; of a flexible handle bywhich the parts are manipulated, and itfurtlier consists in certain novel combinations and arrangements 'of parts to be disclosed here-- inafter. 1

In the accompanyingdrawingsl have illustrated one complete exemp'lificati'on of fcons'lmeted according to the best mode have so far devised for the practical applithe physical embodiment of my invention T cation of the principles.

Figure 1. .is a side elevation of a device embodying the novel features of my invention, showing in full lines the position of the lee tongs when carrying a piece ofice, and in dotted lines the position of parts when not carrying weight, and the tongs closed;

'Fig. 2 isa vertical central sectional View of one of the scale barrels, and interior -'c0nn'e(;

tio ns.

In the preferred embodiment of the "vention, I employ the usual ice tongs l and 2 is incascd' in the scale barrel 9, which latter.

is closed at the bottom, as at- 10, by a perfo rated plugthrough which' the'bar is adaptcd to move. Near the upper end eachhar' rasp s m t -my: d understood or con (3 1 that t mny be eonstruefed ofothfef mater ,sure is brought, tozbear on the-straight flexible hand v H ,fiexible handle and brings it. nearer the handle 18. This action also draws the up per ends of the scale barrels toward veach Specification 5: Letters Patent. I Patented Apr. 15,1913. Application filed April 3, 1912. Serial No. 688,288. I

has a head 11. movable as a i gg ide within with th p lavhlch cl of the g i l will provide a flexible nied'iu-m' fp'r ing the two rings I5: The leather hind grasp is connected to the=rings15 by means of links 17, which latter add to-the fi ex ibility of the handle. The two barrels 9' are also connectedby a second hand-gr $1) or handle 18, which is a metallico' I a bar pivoted at its ends, as indicated at 20, to a clamp ring 21, 21, secured abon't-.the barrels 9. Each barrel 9 is slotted ifs 9.622, 22, for accommodation of Chenee'dle 23', j ricd by the scale bar 8, and a' scale24" i's marked on each harrelin position to'be tra crsed by the needle 23. i l

In the drawings, Fig. 1, and in dotted lines the device is illustrated" in closedpo'sif' tion, and without a load. u v

In order 'to openltheehoolcs andfg'ralsii; a 30 piece of-iee, with both handles '16 and} held in the same hand, forins tiinc'e with'the four fingers clasped about therhandle"'18 and the thu'm'o'over' the-flexible' 'haiidle, pres as grasp. This pressure bendsthe other and inoves the lower ends from each" other, The out-ward Iiioviement' of t-helower ends of. the barrels draws the pivot of the tongs upwardly, and spreads the'hook's, as shown in full lines. 'lhe action of the scales will be readily understood The weight'of aieceof ice.

held in the hooks will pull on the tongs'and scale bars to distend the springs and the needles will indicate on the scale the weight.

Having thus fully described-my invention,

5 what I claim aspew and desire to secure by in presence of two witnesses.

Letters Patent'lsz In an ice tongs, the Combination with side JAMES SMALLVV00Dv bars and tongs. pivoted at the ends of the Witnesses:

' bars, a ring in the upper end vof each bar, J. L. LANG, 10 a rigid link in each ring and a flexiblel A. A. KRUGG.

the tongs and the flexiblehandle; In testimony whereof I afiix my signature handle connecting saidlinls, and a. rigid bar pivotally connected to the side bars between 

